On Sun, Oct 01 2006, Steven J. Hathaway wrote:
> MS-Windows sees the CD-ROM ok.
> Linux V 2.4.21 and earlier see the CD-ROM ok.
> Linux V 2.4.24 and later fail to find a CD-ROM file system.
> The major ide code changed since 2.4.21. I have since
> required the following patch in order for the kernel to
> see the CDROM. Enclosed is a context diff patch file.
>
> The problem appeared when I was trying to install a Slackware
> distribution.
> The bootstrap would load the kernel and initrd structure, but the
> kernel,
> once gaining control, would register file system errors when accessing
> the disk drive. Seeing other related SAMSUNG CD-ROM drivers in the
> ide-dma.c blacklist, and adding my SAMSUNG CD-ROM device to the
> same blacklist, and rebuilding a kernel, the problem has been overcome.
Looks reasonable, applied.
--
Jens Axboe
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